8th Grade American Revolution-SC History

Question 1

Why did South Carolinians believe they needed a new constitution in 1778?

Accepted Answer

They saw the 1776 constitution as temporary

Question 2

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 3

I was a S.C. war hero known as the "Swamp Fox" . Who am I?

Accepted Answer

Francis Marion

Question 4

After their loss at the Battle of Saratoga, the British turned their attention to

Accepted Answer

capturing Georgia and South Carolina.

Question 5

What soldiers wore red uniforms during the American Revolution

Accepted Answer

British

Question 6

Who were Edward Rutledge, Thomas Lynch, Jr., ThomasHeyward, and Arthur Middleton?

Accepted Answer

South Carolina’s delegates to the 2nd ContinentalCongress

Question 7

I saved the South Carolina Flag at the Battle of Ft. Moultrie on June 28, 1776. Who am I?

Accepted Answer

Sergeant William Jasper

Question 8

The Treaty of Paris fixed the western boundary of the United States at the

Accepted Answer

Mississippi River.

Question 9

I was a British Dragoon and killed patriots who tried to surrender at Waxhaws. Who am I?

Accepted Answer

BanastreTarleton

Question 10

I was the Commander of the British Army when it was defeted at Cowpens. Who am I?

Accepted Answer

Lord Cornwallis

Question 11

Enslaved people who ran away and served in the British army

Accepted Answer

received their freedom after the war.

Question 12

What group of people left South Carolina because the British lost the American Revolution

Accepted Answer

Loyalist

Question 13

I was the King of England/Great Britian during the American Revolution, who am I?

Accepted Answer

King George III

Question 14

I am S.C. war hero and was known as the "Fighting Gamecock". Who am I?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Sumter

Question 15

What year was the Declaration of Independence ratified/approved?

Accepted Answer

1776

Question 16

What year did the seige of Charleston occur?

Accepted Answer

1780

Question 17

Where did the first military battle of the American Revolutionary War take place?

Accepted Answer

Lexington and Concord

Question 18

Where did Lord Cornwallis and the British Army surrender to the Continental Army ?

Accepted Answer

Yorktown

Question 19

When the British gave up Charles Town in 1782, they took many loyalists and

Accepted Answer

enslaved people

Question 20

Which battle in SC was a major American loss?

Accepted Answer

Camden

Question 21

Which battle was the turning point in the war in the south?

Accepted Answer

Kings Mountain

Question 22

What did the British do after the fall of Charles Town that turned much of SC against them?

Accepted Answer

seized property and armed enslaved people

Question 23

What was the last major Revolutionary Battle in the state of South Carolina?

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Eutaw Springs

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